Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
City Campus Unit Moderator
Yvette Blount
Contact via yvette.blount@mq.edu.au
Unit Convenor
Matthew Mansour
Contact via matthew.mansour@mq.edu.au
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
39cp including (ACCG250(P) or ACCG251(P) or ISYS104)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The primary objective of this unit is to increase students' ability to recognise, describe, evaluate, analyse, design and develop information systems from a business professional's viewpoint. The focus is on the creation of business value by enabling business processes through the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs). Achievement of the unit's objectives will enable students to play an effective part in information development, management and use, and to communicate effectively with ICT professionals. The unit is relevant to students from a variety of business specialisations, including professional accounting. This unit is significant because it enables students to gain an understanding of the implications and impacts of the web revolution based on the basic principles of management information systems.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Assessed Coursework | 30% | Weeks 3 -12 (ten weeks) |
Case Study/Report | 20% | Week 7 |
Final Examination | 50% | University Examination Period |
Due: Weeks 3 -12 (ten weeks)
Weighting: 30%
Each week students will participate in a task allocated in their tutorial. Tasks are undertaken and marked in tutorials.
Not applicable - undertaken in class. Students that do not attend class will be awarded a mark of zero (0) for the task, except for cases in which an application for special consideration is made and approved.
Not applicable - see rubric for details on marking criteria.
Satisfactory completion of all components of the unit.
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 20%
The assessment task is to write a fifteen (15) page report with scholarly references that will address the issues in a case study relating to telemedicine (full details available on iLearn). Must be submitted through the Turnitin Assignment link in iLearn.
No extensions will be granted. Late tasks will be accepted up to 72* hours after the submission deadline. There will be a deduction of 20%* of the available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission - 40% penalty). *This penalty does not apply for cases in which a special consideration is made and approved.
Satisfactory completion of all assessment tasks.
Due: University Examination Period
Weighting: 50%
Three (3) hour exam plus 10 minutes reading time.
Satisfactory performance in all assessment components including a pass in the final exam.
Supplementary Exams
If a Supplementary Examination is granted as a result of the Special Consideration process the examination will be scheduled as per the Supplementary Examination timetable of the Faculty. Please note that the supplementary examination will be of the similar format as the final examination.
There is a two hour lecture on Tuesdays for 13 weeks. There are one hour tutorials each week for 12 weeks.
Each student must register for a tutorial and must attend the tutorial that he/she has registered for. There will be a one-hour tutorial each week from weeks 2 to 13. Students must finalise their tutorial enrolment by end of Week 2.
Tutorial changes can ONLY be made through eStudent. Students wishing to change tutorial times should log onto eStudent and enrol in a class where there is a vacancy.
Lecture slides will be made available on the unit website prior to the lecture
The lecture will be made available via iLecture after the lecture each week.
This unit provides students with practice applying research findings in assessment tasks. All assessment tasks require students to support their assertions with quality scholarly articles. Students will also be encouraged to link research with current industry practice.
The required text for this unit is: Turban E, Volonino, L and Wood, G (2013) Information Technology for Management: Advancing Sustainable Profitable Business Growth 9th Edition, John Wiley & Sons.
(the text is available from the Co-op Bookshop).
Course material is available on the unit website (http://ilearn.mq.edu.au) - please note this includes the use of Turnitin. Other technology includes access to the internet to utilise library resources adn the use of applications such as word processing software for assignments.
The unit is using a new version of the textbook. This ensures the material is current and relevant. The exam is now worth 50% (previously worth 60%). Assessed coursework is worth 3% each week for 10 weeks (previously 2% for 12 weeks). The case study/report assignment is worth 20% (previously worth 16%).
Week |
Topic |
Chapter |
1 |
A Look Toward the Future of Information Technology |
Chapter 1 (Turban, Volonino, Wood (2013) Information Technology for Management Ninth Edition Wiley) |
2 |
Information Management and IT Architecture |
Chapter 2 (Turban, Volonino, Wood (2013) Information Technology for Management Ninth Edition Wiley) |
3 |
Database, Data Warehouse and Data Mining |
Chapter 3 (Turban, Volonino, Wood (2013) Information Technology for Management Ninth Edition Wiley) |
4 |
Networks, Collaboration and Sustainability |
Chapter 4 (Turban, Volonino, Wood (2013) Information Technology for Management Ninth Edition Wiley) |
5 |
Cyber security, Compliance and Business Continuity |
Chapter 5 (Turban, Volonino, Wood (2013) Information Technology for Management Ninth Edition Wiley) |
6 |
E-Business & E-Commerce Models and Strategies |
Chapter 6 (Turban, Volonino, Wood (2013) Information Technology for Management Ninth Edition Wiley) |
7 |
Mobile Technologies and Commerce |
Chapter 7 (Turban, Volonino, Wood (2013) Information Technology for Management Ninth Edition Wiley) |
8 |
Web 2.0 and Social Media |
Chapter 8 (Turban, Volonino, Wood (2013) Information Technology for Management Ninth Edition Wiley) |
9 |
Functional Area and Compliance Systems |
Chapter 9 (Turban, Volonino, Wood (2013) Information Technology for Management Ninth Edition Wiley) |
10 |
Enterprise Systems and Applications |
Chapter 10 (Turban, Volonino, Wood (2013) Information Technology for Management Ninth Edition Wiley) |
11 |
Performance Management using Data Visualization, Mashups, and Mobile Intelligence |
Chapter 11 (Turban, Volonino, Wood (2013) Information Technology for Management Ninth Edition Wiley) |
12 |
IT Ethics and Responsible Conduct |
Chapter 14(Turban, Volonino, Wood (2013) Information Technology for Management Ninth Edition Wiley) |
13 |
Revision and Exam techniques |
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Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Grievance Management Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grievance_management/policy.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
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